Justification:Pseudanthias ignitus has been assessed as Least Concern. This species is found in abundance throughout its range. There are no known major threats impacting this species although it is likely to be undergoing localized declines in areas of coastal development and pollution.

Pseudanthias ignitus is a shallow coral reef associated species, and is most frequently found in clear water along the outer reef slopes at a depth range of 3 to 15 m, however. It can be found at depths up to 30 m. It occurs in aggregations and mainly feeds on zooplankton.

Pseudanthias ignitus is likely to have been impacted by localized reef degradation as a result of coastal development and pollution (P.C. Heemstra pers. comm. 2009). This species is also likely to be collected for the aquarium trade (P.C. Heemstra pers. comm. 2009), however there is currently no evidence of a significant decline in the population (P.C. Heemstra pers. comm. 2009).

There are no species-specific conservation measures in place for Pseudanthias ignitus, however its distribution may coincide with a number of marine protected areas including the Similan Island National Park and a number of protected areas within the Maldives.

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